The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHIRE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
English county crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHIRE | 31 % | 5 |
| ESSEX | 28 % | 5 |
| KENT | 12 % | 4 |
| DEVON | 7 % | 5 |
| DORSET | 7 % | 6 |
| YORK | 3 % | 4 |
| SOMERSET | 2 % | 8 |
| HANTS | 1 % | 5 |
| BERKS | 1 % | 5 |
| OXON | 1 % | 4 |
| HAMPSHIRE | 1 % | 9 |
| LEICESTER | 1 % | 9 |
| NOTTS | 1 % | 5 |
| OXFORDSHIRE | 1 % | 11 |
| SALOP | 1 % | 5 |
| AVON | 1 % | 4 |
| CHESHIRE | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: English county
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shire
- kent
- devon
- hampshire
- essex
- dorset
- somerset
- york
- avon
- sussex
- wight
- district
Crossword Answer definitions
SHIRE noun- Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
- The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.
- A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- A shire horse.
- To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHIRE
- Frequent Stallone co-star
- "Lord of the Rings" setting, with "the"
- "For the ___!" ("Lord of the Rings" shout)
- English county
- "The Hobbit" setting
- Actress Talia
- Ayr or Perth
- Hobbits' home
- Hobbits' homeland
- Hobbit home
More clues leading to the result ESSEX
- Antique auto
- Neighbor of Kent
- Anglo-Saxon kingdom
- County in England
- English county
- County of Salem, Massachusetts
- English county from which Rod Stewart comes
- Brand of Steinway & Sons pianos
- Chelmsford's county
- English county bordering London
More clues leading to the result KENT
- Daily Planet name
- Ohio city
- Superman's earthly surname
- Famous Clark
- Superman's last name, out of costume
- Superman alias
- English county
- English county whose flag is a white horse on a red background
- First cigarette brand to introduce filters
- ___ Hrbek (ballplayer with the nickname "Buy A Vowel")
More clues leading to the result DEVON
- Coarse-wooled sheep breed
- Exeter's county
- English country with two coastlines
- English county
- Dartmoor, Exeter, Plymouth, and so on
- English cattle breed
- Sheep breed
- Cattle breed or English county
- County east of Cornwall
- English county that includes Dartmoor, Exeter, and Plymouth
More clues leading to the result DORSET
- Devon neighbor
- Breed of sheep
- English Channel county
- English county known for sheep
- English sheep breed
- Where Dorchester is.
- English Channel county.
- English county.
- County on the English Channel.
- Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
More clues leading to the result YORK
- Dick of "Bewitched"
- Peppermint Pattie maker
- English city where Guy Fawkes was born
- ___ Peppermint Pattie
- Famed WWI sergeant
- Wars of the Roses house
- Wars of the Roses winner
- ___ University, Toronto
- Historic walled city in northern England
- Walled city of England
More clues leading to the result SOMERSET
- Maugham's middle name
- Author Maugham
- William ___ Maugham
- Henry Beaufort's dukedom
- Bath's county
- Central New Jersey county
- Cheddar's county
- W. __ Maugham
- Massachusetts city
- Jane Austen Centre site
More clues leading to the result HANTS
- Ghosts: Humorous.
- English county.
- English maritime county, for short.
- Ghosts: Dial.
- English county
- Eng. county
- County in southern England
More clues leading to the result BERKS
- English county.
- Windsor's county.
- English county, for short.
- English county, for short
- Reading's county, informally
More clues leading to the result OXON
- Oxfordshire.
- Place on the Thames: Abbr.
- Opposite number of a Cantab.
- English county, for short.
- Short for an English shire.
- English country, for short.
- English shire.
- English county.
- Of Oxford: Abbr.
- Relative of Cantab.
More clues leading to the result HAMPSHIRE
- English county.
- Breed of sheep
- Something New
- Sheep or swine
- First U.S. college to divest from apartheid South Africa
- Black-and-white pig
More clues leading to the result LEICESTER
- City near Birmingham
- Robert Dudley, of "Kenilworth."
- Shoe city of England.
- English city famed for footwear and textiles.
- English county.
- Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.
- City on the Soar River.
- English Midlands city that is home to the largest outdoor covered market in Europe
More clues leading to the result NOTTS
More clues leading to the result OXFORDSHIRE
More clues leading to the result SALOP
- Shropshire.
- Name for Shropshire
- English county
- Sassafras drink
- Shropshire
- English county bordering Wales
- Shropshire's other name
- Shropshire, old style
- Shropshire, now
More clues leading to the result AVON
- "___ calling"
- Bard's river
- Cosmetic brand
- Ding dong, this lady comes calling
- Stratford's river
- The Bard's river
- Cosmetic caller
- Ding dong lady
- River into the Severn
- River to the Severn